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12 x 12 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

It is my great pleasure to introduce the members of the first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for The 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge. Our goal here at 12 x 12 is to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within our community. To achieve that goal, we need to create and maintain a safe […]

12 x 12 August 2020 Good News!

08-2020 Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers

Friday is a perfect time to celebrate 12 x 12 member successes! All of today’s good news was submitted before August 1st. If you submitted news after August 1st, it will be included in our September post. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that […]

Meet the 2019 12 x 12 Scholarship Winners!

Let’s ring in the New Year by congratulating and welcoming our 2019 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Scholarship winners! The 12 x 12 Scholarship Fund started in 2014, when the 12 x 12 community generously donated funds to provide four scholarships in two categories — Diversity and Financial Need — for pre-published picture book authors. […]

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).